Curious on how to drive a truck? Now you can cross this off your bucket list. If you are in and around Johor Bahru this weekend as anyone with a valid driver’s license will have the opportunity to drive a truck and test their skills this weekend at the Scania Driver Competition – JBTC Edition (SDC–JBTC Edition) that will be held during the Johor Bus, Truck and Component Expo 2016
The competition that will be held in a contained environment for 3 days (12–14 August) is open to anyone with a standard car driving license, from 10.00 am to 6.00pm daily, with 4 daily winners who will each receive an exclusive Scania duffle bag.
The SDC–JBTC Edition is a mini competition that gives visitors in Johor an opportunity to sample the main Scania Driver Competitions Southeast Asia 2016-2017 (SDC SEA 2016-2017) event. With this event, Scania continues to elevate the status and standards of heavy commercial vehicle drivers, especially in the area of safety.
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DRIVE A SCANIA TRUCK AND WIN PRIZESAT THE JOHOR BUS, TRUCK AND COMPONENT EXPO 2016 (JBTC)
Johor Bahru, 12 August – Anyone with a valid driver’s license will have the opportunity
to drive a truck and test their skills this weekend at the Scania Driver Competition – JBTC
Edition (SDC–JBTC Edition) that will be held during the Johor Bus, Truck and Component
The competition that will be held in a contained environment for 3 days (12–14 August) is
open to anyone with a standard car driving license, from 10.00 am to 6.00pm daily, with 4
daily winners who will each receive an exclusive Scania duffle bag.
The SDC–JBTC Edition is a mini competition that gives visitors in Johor an opportunity to
sample the main Scania Driver Competitions Southeast Asia 2016-2017 (SDC SEA 2016-
2017) event. With this event, Scania continues to elevate the status and standards of
heavy commercial vehicle drivers, especially in the area of safety.
The main SDC SEA 2016-2017 event which was launched on 1 August 2016 will see 20
finalists pitting their skills against participants from Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines and
Myanmar in the truck and bus categories in August 2017.
The purpose of the mini competition is create awareness among the public on the
challenging environment that truck and bus drivers face everyday and those who think
they are as good can also sign up for the SDC SEA 2016-2017 event at the expo.
The inaugural JBTC was launched by YBhg Tan Sri Dato’ Seri Dr Syed Hamid Syed
Albar, Chairman of the Land Public Transport Commission (SPAD), with Scania Malaysia
as the Platinum sponsor. Scania will be showcasing the wider range of sustainable
transport solutions for customer’s profitability.
The best and safest drivers today are ones that are connected. Scania showcased its
Connected Services – consisting of Vehicle Introduction, Driver Training, Driver
Coaching, Driver Support and Fleet Management System – that can help operators and
drivers achieve the best safety standards and also fuel economy. This is in line with
JBTC’s theme of “Reduce Your Speed – Save Lives.”
“The SDC started off in Sweden and has evolved into a global biannual initiative with
200,000 participants from over 50 countries over the past decade. At Scania, we believe
that the driver is the single most important asset for an operator in achieving the best
safety, fuel economy and environmentally-friendly driving,” said Ian Tan, Marketing and
Communications Manager of Scania Southeast Asia.
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